Passenger list from Windrush

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A page from the passenger list of M.V. Empire Windrush (the New Zealand Shipping Company Ltd) travelling from Kingston, Jamaica to London, 22 June 1948. Catalogue ref: BT 26/1237 

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NAMES AND DESCRIPTIONS OF BRITISH PASSENGERS.
(1)

Port
of
Embarkation

 (2)

Port at which Passengers have been landed

 (3)

NAMES OF PASSENGERS

 (4)

CLASS

(Whether 1st, 2nd, Tourist or 3rd)

 (5)

AGES OF PASSENGERS

 (6)

Proposed Addess
in the United Kingdom

 (7)

Profession, Occupation or Calling of Passengers

 (8)

Country of last Permanent Residence

 (9)

Country of Intended Future Permanent Residence
Accom-panied by husband or wife Not Accom-panied by husband or wife Children between 1 and 12 Infants England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland Eire Other parts of the
British Empire		 Foreign Countries
Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females
Kingston Tilbury AMOS Kenneth “C” 21 No address Welder Jamaica *
“ ADOLPHUS Rubert “ 21 “ Carpenter “ *
“ AUXILLY    Allan “ 25 5, Hilton Street, Haywood, Lancs Mechanic “ *
“ AQUART Walter “ 32 22, Hampstead Rd, N.W.1 Clerk  “ *
“ ARMSTRON Joseph “ 24 No Address Artist “ *
“ ARCHER Kenry “ 26 21 Mornington Cres. NW. Mechanic “ *
“ ANDERSON Dudley “ 23 No address Colonial Welfare Department Clerk “ *
“ ANGUS Alva “ 32 6, St Martins Place, W.C.2 Fitter “ *
“ ANDERSON Gerald “ 29 50 Treherne Rd, S.W.9 Carpenter “ *
“ ARCHER Gladstone “ 29 157, Grove St .Liverpool Hatter “ *
“ ANDERSON Herman “ 22 No address Mechanic “ *
“ ANGUS Herbert “ 20 3,Tower Place, Leith Seaman “ *
“ AUSTIN Edison “ 25 196 Shirland Rd, W.9 N.S.Hostel Clerk “ *
“ ALLEN Rupert “ 21 16 Score St.W.Bromwich Cabinet Maker “ *
“ ANDERSON Ebank “ 34  16 Sapling Rd, Bolton Engineer *
“ AITCHESON Wallace “ 25 22, Collingham Gdns, S.W.5 Mechanic “ *
“ BAUGH Cecil “ 39 25, Callingham Place, S.W.5 Potter “ *
“ BROOKS Alfred “ 19 No address Clerk “ *
“ BURROWES Edwin “ 17 “ Barber “ *
“ BAKER Charles “ 23 22, Gordon Road S.E. Engineer “ *
“ BROWN VINCENT “ 35 190, Hudrake, Haslingden, Lancs Tinsmith “ *
“ BROOKS Clarence “ 23 24 Fairfax Rd W.4 Seaman “ *
“ BROADLEY Leslie “ 50 80, Selbourne St, L’pool Tailor “ *
“ BURGESS Newton “ 27 19, Carlisle Rd, Grimsthorpe Draughtsman “ *
“ BROWN Aston “ 31 83 Clevelend St, W.1. Fitter “ *
“ BLAIR Wentwoth “ 26 204, Bute st, Cardiff Mechanic “ *
“ BROWN Jocelyn * 21 6, St Martins Sq. W.C.2. “ “ *
“ BRUCE Lisso “ 26 2 Colonial Club, London 16, St George’s Square Cabinet Maker “ *
“ BROWN Joseph “ 33 Liverpool, Rest Centre Musician “ *
“ BALDWIN Frank “ 28 Bethnal Green, E.2 Boxer Br. Honduras *
“ BEAUMONT Stephen “ 37 20 Bremner St, M’chester Mechanic Jamaica *
“ BROWN Joseph “ 24 21 Mornington Cres.N.W. “ “ *
“ BROWN ALLAN “ 44 27 Red Lion St. London W.C. Tailor “ *
“ BLAKE Linton “ 42 112 Westbourne Pk. Rd. Paddington, W.2. “ “ *
“ BRADY Leslie “ 20 No address Cabinet Maker “ *
“ BROOKS Maurice “ 22 93, Kew Road Cambridge Engineer “ *
“ BENNETT  Robert “ 32 35 Cologne St. S.W.11 Tailor “ *
“ BROWN Aubrey “ 26 Y.M.C.A Russell St, London W.C.1 Welder “ *
“ BRENNAND Terence “ 23 Liverpool 8 Mechanic “ *
“ BROWN Wilmoth “ 36 93 Tanners Hill S.E.8 Bricklayer “ *
“ BRYAN Chudleigh “ 25 No address Farmer “ *
“ BRONTHORNE Amelius “ 28 “ Cabinet Maker “ *
“ BUCKLEY Stanley “ 27 128 Broadfield Rd, Manchester 14 Mechanic “ *
“ BAROVIER Tino “ 19 Friend’s House, Euston Rd., N.w.1 Student “ *
“ BENJAMIN Vincent “ 31 ? Ave, York Hull Carpenter “ *
“ BLACK Frederick “ 28 Estate, Hull, Yorks. Engineer “ “
“ BENNETT Vincent “ 23 64 Greyfriar, Stafford Carpenter “ “
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